More than a week before Memorial Day, when the nation honors the men and women who have died in military service, past and present members of the U.S. Armed Forces were celebrated in South Shore. ...more

May 24, 2008

The Greater Brandon Chamber of Commerce annual dinner was held Jan. 25 at the Embassy Suites in Tampa. As guests arrived, the Bloomingdale High School Ambassadors show choir, under the direction of Beverly Sutherland, entertained with a song in the hotel lobby. ...more

February 7, 2008

Far be it for this space to offend anyone, but if there is a scintilla of common decency, fair play and/or most certainly poetry, come this Monday the Florida State University Dimbulbanoles will lose their Music City Bowl game somewhere along the lines of 257-to-Minus 125. ...more

December 29, 2007

A few dozen graying Pearl Harbor survivors observed a moment of silence Friday in honor of their comrades who perished in the Japanese bombing of Oahu 66 years ago. ...more

December 8, 2007

Here's a complete version of "The Star-Spangled Banner," showing spelling and punctuation from Francis Scott Key's original manuscript. ...more

November 26, 2007

* In 1814, Francis Scott Key wrote the "The Star-Spangled Banner," a poem, set to a well-known British drinking song, "To Anacreon in Heaven." ...more

November 26, 2007

The student body of Mulrennan Middle School became the stars and stripes Nov. 9 "to show their appreciation for those that have served our nation in the armed forces," said seventh-grade geography teacher James W. Pope. ...more

November 21, 2007

Patrick Henry and Francis Scott Key are out, but Susan B. Anthony and Nancy Pelosi are in. The White House was cut, but New York and Sept. 11 made the list. ...more

September 28, 2007